Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Boeing 7374S3

Difficulty date
November 21, 2014
Submitted
November 24, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N43XA
Make and model
Boeing 7374S3
Aircraft serial
24796
Aircraft time
55,048 hours, 28,881 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563C1
Part
Fuel Tank
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

BOTH FUEL FLOW AND N1 +/- 2 PERCENT IN CRUISE LT FUEL FLOW ON 4 OCCASIONS FLUCTUATED 10 PERCENT. SUSPECTED FUEL CONTAMINATION, SUMPED ALL FUEL TANKS FOUND EVIDENCE EXCESSIVE WATER IN TANKS. DRAINED ALL FUEL TANKS SUMPED TANKS AGAIN FOR COMPLETION OF TANK DRAIN. REFUELED ACFT RESUMPED ALL TANKS WITH NO EVIDENCE OF WATER FOUND. ACFT HAS SINCE OPERATED WITH NO FURTHER DIFFICULTIES. NOTIFIED FUEL COMPANIES AT LAST 3 FUELING LOCATIONS. ALL REPORTED CHECKING TRUCKS, TANKS AND OTHER ACFT WITH NO DISCREPANCIES OR WATER FOUND IN ANY SAMPLES.

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